Soon after the movie starts you see one of their elephants has given birth and the baby is struggling. The combination of music and the bright colors set a warm mood and draws you in as you watch Chastain ( Zero Dark Thirty, Interstellar) interact with the animals and spoil them with love and affection. The film begins setting the pre-wartorn Warsaw zoo as Antonina (Jessica Chastain) rides her bicycle through the zoo preparing the animals for the opening. So spoiler alert, there are scenes of animal and human violence which I will be discussing. I wasn’t emotionally prepared for this film. Based on the true story of Antonina and Jan Zabinski, the Niki Caro ( Whale Rider, North Country) film explores the deep pain of what it means to witness war, live war, and how to preserve what you love and come out the other side.
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